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IDOT Begins Traffic Upgrades in Galesburg Today
Some traffic light upgrades are coming to some well-traveled areas of Galesburg, and work on them will start today.

The Illinois Department of Transportation says 10 intersections in the city will be upgraded to have flashing yellow arrow signals, and crews will be working on the upgrades through the end of next month.

Federal funds are paying for 90-percent of the project's costs, but five percent is coming from the City after aldermen approved of the work a couple months ago. The city's share is about nine-thousand dollars. The state will cover the remaining five-percent.

IDOT says 40 of the 50 states have such a signal pattern, and that using the flashing yellow arrows have proven in every case they looked at to reduce the number of left turn-based vehicle crashes.

IDOT's local region has already installed such lights in places like Peoria.

The roads in Galesburg getting the lights are all along either U-S 150 or Illinois 41.
Officials say there may be some lane closures and changing traffic patterns as a result of the upgrades.

In addition, they say Henderson Street and Carl Sandburg Drive will get some reconstruction work starting today. The southbound left turn lane will be improved, and that's also set to be done next month.
09 26 12 by Newsroom
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